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Khajur pak recipe | Gujarati khajur pak | khajoor pak

Author Nehas Cook Book
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Rest time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert, Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 20 pieces

Ingredients
 

  • 500 grm soft dates - khajur
  • 5 tbsp ghee
  • 50 grm or ½ cup chopped almonds
  • 50 grm or ½ cup chopped cashews
  • 50 grm or ½ cup chopped pistachio
  • 2 tbsp poppy seeds
  • 2 tbsp watermelon seeds
  • ½ cup dry coconut
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

For instant mawa

  • 1 tsp ghee
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup milk powder - unsweetened

Instructions

  • Remove seeds from dates and keep it aside.
  • heat 2 tbsp ghee and roast ½ cup almonds, ½ cup cashew, ½ cup pistachio. Roast on low flame until the dry fruits turn golden and crunchy.
  • Then add 2 tbsp poppy seeds and 2 tbsp watermelon seeds. Roast it until they turn crunchy.
  • Now switch off gas and add 1/2 cup dry coconut and roast it.
  • Take out dry fruit mixture into plate and keep it aside.
  • Now in a pan, add 3 tbsp ghee and deseeded dates and roast until the dates become soft, scratchy and ghee is oozing out from its sides. Keep it aside
  • Then in pan, add 1 tsp ghee, ¼ cup milk and ½ cup milk powder. Mix well and place the pan on gas. Keep flame low and stir continuously till mixture combine into lump form.
  • Switch off gas and add instant mawa into roasted khajur mixture. Also add roasted dry fruits and cardamom powder.
  • Mix everything and cook mixture till it combine well and separates sides of pan.
  • transfer the prepared mixture into a greased plate lined with baking paper and set well forming a block.
  • allow setting for 4-5 hrs at room temperature or 30 in refrigerator.
  • Cut into pieces and unmold it.
  • Serve khajur pak or store in an airtight container for 10-15 day or month in refrigerator.

Notes

  • Use soft and seedless dates for making kajur pak.
  • If you have dry dates at home, grind them slightly in short pulses to soften them for the pak.
  • Roast the dry fruits on low heat for a crunchier texture. Add dry fruits of your choice and adjust the proportions accordingly.
  • For instant mawa, use skimmed milk powder. Do not use dairy whitener to make mawa.
  • Stir the milk powder and mawa mixture over low heat until it combines into a lump-like consistency.
  • Mawa imparts a good flavor and helps bind the kajur pak together.
  • Store kajur gond pak in an airtight container for 15-20 day or month in refrigerator.